Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-07-08
IN ENocH ARDEN STYLE.
Novel Agreement for the Regulation OF
q Matrimonial Mistake.

soSei taEreemeht Ior the Regulation OF
q Matrimonial Mistake.
~PITTsBURG, July about five years
ago Joseph Miller was married to- Miss
Elizabeth Hinemarch, the daughter of a
respected, well-to-do west end family.
Miss Hinemarch was q highly cultivated
young lady of a pleasing disposition and
made a good wife. Mr.. Miller was a ped
dler and was employed at Lindsay g. Nc
Cutcheonfs mill in Allegheny. The
young couple have lived happily together
for nearly a year, and made their home in
the goth ward, this city. Mr.. Miller wa
overtaken by adversely. He got out Of
work and left for another city in search
of employment, leaving his wife at their
home in the west end.
Shortly after Miller went away, news
OF his death reached his wife, and she was
stricken by grief, but time healed her sor-
rows, and in a year she became the wife
of X. Il. Common, a former bosom friend Of
husband No. 1, They had not lived to.
gether a year until, to their utter amaze
ment, Mr.. Miller put in an appearance.
He had never been even i'll, but some evil
minded person had circulated the rumor
OF his death for some unknown reason.
In the face of these circumstances all
parties were at a loss to know what to do.
Both men had been warm friends in their
boyhood days. They had worked and
lived together and regarded each other as
brothers. A consultation was held and
resulted in husband No. / verbally agree
ing to release all claims to his wife to
Mr.. Conner, the latter agreeing to sup
port and care fer her as his lawfully we'd
ded wife.
In the course OF a few months the usual
amount of unpleasantries that are to be
expected in such cases, showed them
selves in Mr.. Conner's life and things be-
gan to go otherwise. Then he was will
ing to resign his position as husband and
gave back to Miller his wife. The re-
lease was made and husband No. 9 re-
turned to the solitary life of a bachelor
and took up his abode in Ann street.
south side. Mr.. Miller then lived with
his wife q few months when he also found
that his life would be more pleasant if he
parted from her, and therefore they sep
Grated. Miller went to board on Rebecca
street, Allegheny, his wife remaining
with her mother in Shalersville.
1t was not long until Mr.. Conner learn
ed Of the separation, and he again pre-
sented himself as q cadidate for her sup
porter and husband, and was accepted,
but a short time ago a bitter feeling be-
ganto spring up In both men that showed
signs Of serious elimination, and it was
deemed necessary for husband No. 2 to
withdraw and give up possession to the
rightful owner.
Thos Hinemarch. the grandfather OF
Mrs. Miller las she now is), came to AID
errnan Richards office in the 36th ward
Monday evening, with his daughter to
have some arrangement for peace made.
AS a result the following document was
formulated before the magistrate:
PrTrsBuRe. Penn, July 4, lSs7.-Articles OF
agreement made this day between Joseph Miller,
Elizabeth Miller and r. Z. Connor: We, Joseph
Miller and Elizabeth Miller, agree to hive as man
and wife, and R. Il. Connor agrees to leave her to
her lawful husband and not go near while they
remain together as wife and husband from ths
data. Signed: JOSEPH MrILER-
ELIZABETH MILLER,
b. E. CoNNoR.
The document was broughtto the office
by Mr.. Miller himself and agreed to be-
fore the squire. The parties all left the
Office in good spirits, Mrs. Miller appear
ing best satisfied. Mr.. Common will re-
turn to his bachelor home on the south
side. He is a boiler-maker by trade and
has quite a respectable income. Mr..
Millerwill live with his wife at his moth
,er's home, at Shalersville.